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<br />r <br /> <br />I TREMONT MUTUAL DITCH CO.- HEADGATE STRUCTURE RECONSTRUCTION <br /> <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />J~: <br /> <br />I <br />~- <br /> <br />! <br />r <br />t <br />~ <br /> <br /> <br />I Heodwoll ond Wingwoll Forms Prior to Conerete Plocement <br /> <br />'; Proiect Description <br /> <br />,t <br /> <br /> <br />The reconstruction of this headgate structure included the removal of the old structure <br />(damaged during the 1995 South Platte River flood), construction of a new concrete headwall, <br />wingwalls, flashboard inlet, and the placement of a new 40 ft. x 5 ft. diameter connecting pipe <br />to the Tremont Irrigation Ditch. The new structure, located 6 miles east of Ft. Morgan, was <br />founded on sheet piles and designed to reduce sanding of the ditch by flashboard operation. <br />Construction commenced in March 1996, and the structure was operational in May 1996. <br /> <br />Project Data <br /> <br />Sponsor: Tremont Mutual Ditch Company <br /> <br />County: Morgan <br /> <br />River: S. Platte River <br /> <br />Terms of Loan: $45,000 @ 4% for 20 years <br /> <br />Substantial Completion Date: Sept. 1, 1996 <br /> <br />Design Engineer: Cecil Osborne, P .E. - Ft. Morgan, Colorado <br /> <br />Construction Contractor: Ransom Boone Excavating, Inc. - Ft. Morgan, Colorado <br /> <br /> <br />Design Criteria: <br /> <br />Tremont Ditch Capacity = 70 cfs <br />60 inch dia. - 40 ft. long Corrugated Metal Pipe <br />Control Method = Flashboards <br /> <br />Annual Volume of Water Delivered by.the Project: 13,000 ac.ft. <br />